1950's photoshoot

Hey,

So I decided it'd be sensible to show you my work chronologically each decade in a different post. So this is my first one so we are starting with the 1950's. For my 1950's inspiration I choose a photo shoot by Norman Parkinson. It is titled "university life" and it really attracted my attention as most of the 1950 photographs looked really posed and this one was one that had movement and interaction. The photo below is one of the inspiring photos.  

For my own photoshoot I knew I wanted to gain the same feeling so the location and clothing was very important. I chose a place that had big impressive buildings much the same as the university featured in this shoot (Wells Cathedral). The clothing I made very 1950's with a genuine 1950's dress very similar to the one in this photo to the left. It was also important to make the shoots very elegant and classy so the poses are lady like and structured as well as the actual model looking classy.

These are two of my 1950 photos that I am using in my A-level work. I am trying to use similar techniques  but these photo's are actually digital as I wasn't sure whether the lighting would work for film but I have taken film photo's for the 1950's but they will be used for my final piece. I used black and white photography as most of the vogue photo's were black and white in this time. This photo to the left features the genuine 1950's dress. I thought it was beautiful and really helped make the photos look authentic. From the Norman Parkinson photoshoot I really liked how he mixed photos of casual day wear with classier evening wear. This is what I tried to do in my own

photoshoot which is what you can see with these two photos the right one is a casual day wear where as the above photo is the more evening wear. I am really pleased with the outcome of my photoshoot as I believe it gives the right feel and is easily identifiable as the 1950's.


Beth
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Future of fashion photography

Hey,

Sorry I haven't blogged recently I have really indulged myself into my photography. I have taken all my photo's for the 60 years I'm researching, I have photoshopped and printed all the photos from 1950 to 2000. I really enjoy photoshopping as I find it very satisfying and it's amazing what you can do to the photos. I have decided to include a "future" board where the work is completely my own and my interpretation on what the future might hold for fashion photography. My aim is to base it on the vampire theme that is massive at the moment and I am photoshopping the plain studio models dark and gothic and intense. I have done a practise run where I experimented with what I could do.

This photo to the left is the original it has bad white balance which was the first thing I sorted out in photoshop. I then changed the hair colour to red, made the facial skin paler, gave her green eyes, applied black eye make-up and red lips, gave her a drop of blood coming from her mouth and obviously changed the background to black and put in the lighting. I just love how using photoshop can completely change the feel of a photo and this is what I believe fashion photography will develop into; the use of photoshop to this extend.

In the next couple of days I am planning on showing you a glimpse  of each of my decades in photos, how I went about planning it and who inspired me.

Beth
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Update

Hey,

This week has been a marathon of photoshoots, I'm currently 5 down 1 to go. They are all for my A-level photography work, where I am researching into the change in fashion magazine photography in vogue over the last 60 years. So I am doing different photoshoots for each era since 1950. I am taking inspiration from certain photographers work from each decade such as Norman Parkinson for my 1950's, Patrick Demarchelier for the 1980's and Mario Testino for 2000.

Hopefully once I've got this over with I can blog more regularly again and I will hopefully put up some samples of my work.

Beth
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Winter trends

Hey,

So now the summer/spring 2011 fashion shows are over it's back to the dreary winter season. But luckily there are some delightful trends this season to perk up our rainy days.

The coats are still seeing a lot of military style which is especially good for me as I still have mine from last year. But the new trend is the aviator jacket or flying jacket which has fur on the distinct collar. I really like the look of these I haven't seen anyone wearing them and I can't seem to find a good style. I think it may be missed trend this winter.
This photo to the right is a cropped aviator jacket from Topshop for £75!

The boots this year is more or less any style as long as it features fur. Ankle high, mid-thigh high or knee high they all feature faux-fur. They range from heeled to flat, suede to leather.
These are my favourite boots they are so cute! They are on the New Look website as the boots banner but I can't find them too buy. There are a few that don't have photos available yet so hopefully this pair is one of them.


Beth
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Alexander McQueen show

Hey,

Although Paris fashion week has ended I haven't finished looking at the stunning shows that took place. The one I found most interesting was the Alexander McQueen show. This is the fiorst catwalk ahow since the designers sudden death in February. Sarah Burton did the designing for Alexander McQueen. The show was fabulous with the setting being very plain with bare floorboards that helped represent the beginning of something new.

The clothing it's self was beautifully stunning although not as dark as McQueen it still was respectful and creative at the same time.

Check out pictures and review here: http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/show.aspx/catwalk-report/id,9981#

Beth
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Chanel show

Hey,

I was checking on vogue for the latest shows from the Paris fashion week when I clicked on Chanel I was intrigued by the set design so even before viewing the pictures I decided to try to find a video of this show. I normally don't bother as the quality isn't all that great and I tend to get a little bored when I can't see the clothing probably but this time I found a really good video.

The set design as I had guessed was gorgeous it was set up with three grand gardens it was like a  maze leading to a beautiful water fountain and the catwalk lead around the outside of these three "gardens". This set up was perfect for the collection as it featured some lovely flowing dresses. The only problem with the video was I didn't get to see the whole show I only got 2 minutes of it and in this time I saw none of the clothes featured on vogue's site I got concerned I was watching the wrong show. But from the photos there were a lot of short shorts mainly put with like suit jackets which to me looked a bit odd. There was again the black and white trend but with some floral patterns.


Beth
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Jean Paul Gaultier show

Hey,

So unfortunately lately I've been a bit ill so I haven't been able to check out Milan fashion week or blog about it.

But now I've had a quick look at Paris fashion week and something that interested me was the Jean Paul Gaultier  show it opened and closed with the large singer Beth Ditto. I recently watched the TV program fearne and.... Beth Ditto and in that she said that she got asked to perform in Topshop and she turned it down due to the fact they didn't stock her size. Since then she's had a clothing lien with Topshop for the larger sizes. So for her to be in Paris fashion week is quite a statement!

The actual collection had everything from denim to netting to leather. It featured alot of weird but wonderful clothing. Personally I don't think I'd wear much of the collection but as high fashion clothing it is gorgeous. Unlike the majority of the other shows this contained alot more colour of blues, reds and greens but white was still a prominent colour. 

I'll continue to blog about the Paris and Milan fashion week in the next couple of days.

Beth
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